According to CNN, on November 17, the White House joined the wave of criticism of billionaire Elon Musk’s post supporting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on social network X. Spokesperson Andrew Bates spoke up, declaring that They condemn the spread of anti-Semitism and incitement to racism, seeing it as antithetical to core American values.

The controversy originated when Elon Musk expressed support for the conspiracy theory that Jews are inciting hatred against white people. He said that the author of the post, referring to the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, was “speaking the truth”. However, he deleted the post later.

The White House condemns, but what can billionaire Elon Musk do?

Media Matters, a non-governmental media research and monitoring organization in the US, provides information that many advertisements of major US companies appear with content supporting anti-Semitism, fascism or Adolf. Hitler on social network X.

In response, many companies such as Apple, IBM, Disney, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Comcast, Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery has stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s social network X to show protest. Many also called for his role in social network management company X, which he bought for $44 billion the previous year, to be suspended. Meanwhile, social network X sued Media Matters for allegedly spreading false information about user experience and conspiring to “undermine freedom of speech and deceive advertisers.”

On November 20, the White House announced that it would join X’s competitor Threads platform, owned by company Meta, amid increasing criticism of Elon Musk.

However, although the White House criticized Musk’s views, observers said that the US government is unlikely to completely abandon its relationship with him.< /span> Elon Musk plays a key role in government projects, such as rockets, satellites, and charging station networks.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby acknowledged the importance of the projects that Musk’s SpaceX is providing. He said that while they do not accept the anti-Semitic views he advocates, the important contributions that the private sector makes cannot be abandoned.

The Pentagon recently signed a $70 million deal with SpaceX to use the Starshield communications system based on the Starlink satellite. The Ukrainian military has become completely dependent on Starlink to maintain communications on the battlefield.

Elon Musk has benefited from government cooperation through SpaceX, which was saved by a loan from NASA in 2008. The company has received many contracts from NASA and the US military, and has made important contributions to the development of America’s space industry and electric vehicle infrastructure.